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City of Lakeville
Administration
Memorandum
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Justin Miller, City Administrator
Allyn G. Kuennen, Assistant City Administrator
Date: November 26, 2018
Subject: City of Lakeville 2019 Draft Legislative Priorities
As the 2019 Minnesota State Legislature gets underway, there will be many legislative
initiatives and bills considered. The adoption of legislative priorities is intended to portray the
city's positions on a variety of issues and to communicate to Lakeville’s residents, legislators,
county and state officials, lobbying organizations and other interested parties Lakeville’s
position on a variety of significant legislative topics. The policy document has been
reformatted and updated for 2019 to focus on the most important issues facing the city that
have the greatest chance of receiving attention during the legislative year. These issues
include:
• State Mandates on Local Authority
• Infrastructure Fees
• Expansion of Wine and Beer Sales in Grocery/C-Stores
As in previous years the document still lists additional legislative priorities and initiatives that
are important to the city that will be tracked and monitoring throughout the legislative session
in case the issues arise.
The schedule to finalize the legislative priorities includes a review by the City Council at their
November 26th work session to refine the priorities, followed by a joint discussion with our local
and state legislators regarding the final priorities at the December 10th City Council work
session.
Attached for your review is a redlined copy of the draft 2019 Legislative Priorities. If you have
any questions before the work session, please contact us.
City of Lakeville
2019 Legislative Priorities
Adopted: ___________, 2019
Table of Contents
Primary Legislative Priorities: Page 1
A. State Mandates on Local Authority
B. Infrastructure Fees
C. Expansion of Wine and Strong Beer Sales in Grocery/C-Stores
Additional Legislative Priorities: Page 2
Local Control, Municipal Revenue & Taxation 3 - 4
D. Storage of Rail Cars within Urban Residential Areas
E. Revenue Restrictions
F. Data Practices Act
G. Metropolitan Council Governance
H. Fiscal Disparity Fund Distribution
I. Targeting Tax Relief Directly to Individuals
Transportation 4 - 6
A. Metro Mobility
B. Relieve Congestion Along I-35 through Lakeville
C. Transportation System Improvement and Maintenance Funding
D. Dan Patch Commuter Rail Corridor
Economic Development 6 -7
A. Expansion of Job Creation Fund (JCF)
B. Expansion of Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF)
C. Workforce Development Programs
D. Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
Housing 7 - 8
A. City Role in Housing
B. Municipal Liquor Operations 8
C. Pension Liabilities
D. Intoxicating Liquor-On-sale License
City Services 8 - 9
A. Funding to Manage Shade Tree Diseases and Pests
B. Franchising Cable Service Providers
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